Best Elementary Schools in Kansas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KAP test scores by the Kansas State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 656)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
381	Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	303 S Humbert	Weir	66781	Cherokee County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 396-8211	149	14	10.4	75.8%	129 (86.6%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	$15,594			$1,920			$13,674	43.1	58.8	255	126		200471000189
382	Rosehill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9801 Rosehill Rd	Lenexa	66215	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4800	477	31	15.5	57.2%	212 (44.4%)	72 (15.1%)	147 (30.8%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	$13,564			$811			$12,753	43.1	42.6	394	12		201164001554
383	St. Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 First Street	Saint Paul	66771	Neosho County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 449-2245	148	8	17.6	40.5%	123 (83.1%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (12.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$8,126			$2,474			$5,652	43	39.3	421	38		200477001786
384	Liberty Elementary	Public	3-5	624 E. 8th Street	Galena	66739	Cherokee County	Galena	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 783-4499	167	14	12.2	64.1%	131 (78.4%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.0%)	$13,945			$3,815			$10,130	42.9	24.7	518	134		200636001385
385	Stanton County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 North Long Street	Johnson	67855	Stanton County	Stanton County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 492-6216	238	16	14.7	66.8%	80 (33.6%)	3 (1.3%)	149 (62.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,684			$2,131			$12,553	42.8	35.5	446	61		200786001144
386	Holcomb Elementary 3-5	Public	3-5	200 N Main	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 277-2257	187	16	11.8	54.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,515			$1,708			$10,807	42.4	34.3	453	67		200735000756
387	Northern Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	5620 NW Topeka Blvd	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 286-2992	408	31	13.2	44.6%	303 (74.3%)	25 (6.1%)	42 (10.3%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.1%)	$13,006			$1,152			$11,854	42.4	45.2	372	15		201149002085
388	Minneapolis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	317 Argyle Ave	Minneapolis	67467	Ottawa County	North Ottawa County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 392-2111	298	29	10.2	50.0%	266 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$14,217			$1,342			$12,875	42.4	43.6	388			200957000161
389	Moscow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 McVicker Street	Moscow	67952	Stevens County	Moscow Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 598-2224	74	8	9.1	68.9%	40 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$23,325			$3,774			$19,551	42.4			(n/a)		200972000053
390	McCollom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Waddington	Wichita	67212	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-0350	288	24	11.8	54.9%	161 (55.9%)	23 (8.0%)	58 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.9%)	$18,752			$2,617			$16,135	42.3	29.8	482	92		201299000298

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KAP English Language Arts, KAP Mathematics, KAP Science test scores released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 14, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.